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Installations of new wind energy projects will surge between 2018 and 2020 before annual installation volumes decline as production tax credit (PTC) phase-out begins, according to Make. US wind developers are set to take advantage of the final stretch of the production tax credit (PTC), installing more than 30GW of new capacity over the next three years.
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Europe added 4.5GW of wind energy capacity in the first half of 2018, according to figures released by WindEurope. The figure is down on the same period last year (6.1GW) though is in line with expectations.
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A support package for UK industry to power millions more homes and businesses over the next decade has been announced today by Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry. Offshore wind and, for the first time, remote island wind providers will be able to bid for contracts to power up to four million homes from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles.
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By 2022, annual wind power capacity in Asia Pacific excluding China (APeC) will reach a peak of 12.1GW according to Make's Asia Pacific (excl. China) Wind Power Outlook 2018. More than double the capacity added by the end of 2017 at 5.5GW. The positive forecast is primarily thanks to market dynamics in India, Australia and Taiwan and Make expects cumulative capacity in the region to amount to 141GW in the 10-year outlook period.
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Governor of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the New York State Public Service Commission has set a course for the state's first procurements of offshore wind to support New York's goal of 2,400MW of new offshore wind generation by 2030.
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Competition forces turbine OEMs to intensify the pace of innovation to lower LCOE. Next generation technologies for onshore 4-5MW models with 160-175+m rotors and offshore 12-15+MW models with 200-250+m rotors are expected according to MAKE’s Next Generation Wind Turbine Models research note.
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- Competitive prices in first Greek onshore wind auction
- Denmark to source 55% of electricity from renewables by 2030
- Wind industry tells Energy Ministers how to unlock South East Europe's renewable potential
- EU countries give green light to 32% renewable energy target for 2030
- New funding for Scottish offshore wind programmes
- Batteries boom enables world to get half of electricity from wind and solar by 2050
- Study demonstrates feasibility and commercial viability of offshore wind in India
- US Department of Energy announces US$ 18.5 million for offshore wind research
- The local impact of wind energy in the spotlight on Global Wind Day
- EU increases renewable energy target for 2030 to 32%
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- Corporate buyers and clean energy suppliers join forces to unlock huge untapped renewable energy sourcing opportunities in Europe
- Cost-cutting and consolidation top priorities for US wind industry as federal support dwindles
- Proposals launched for new offshore wind in Scotland’s seas
- Local impact of wind energy at heart of new industry push for renewables ambition
- Latest German onshore wind energy auction undersubscribed
- NREL releases update to wind energy dataset
- Renewable energy jobs reach 10.3 million worldwide in 2017
- News standard to reduce uncertainty for all wind farm stakeholders
- US wind energy customers signed over 3,500MW in power purchase agreements in Q1 2018
- Middle East to add 12GW of wind energy capacity over the next 10 years
- Report highlights innovation needs to unlock a multi-gigawatt pipeline for global floating wind market
- German offshore wind auction strengthens case for accelerated build-out
- Study to reduce impact of choppy seas on offshore wind workers
- GWEC's Global Wind Report: Cost-competitiveness puts wind in front
- New database of US wind turbines released
- Belgium plans 4GW of offshore wind energy by 2030
- Siemens Gamesa overtook Vestas as top wind equipment manufacturer in 2017
- Europe invested € 51.2 billion in wind energy in 2017